Clik here to view.
Disappointed by marijuana defeat, key senator weighs next move
Sen. Jeanette White, D-Windham. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger PUTNEY — Several days after the end of the 2016 legislative session, Windham County Sen. Jeanette White still sounded tired....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Advocates of alimony overhaul see partial success
BRATTLEBORO — As the 2016 legislative session began, Rick Fleming’s goal was to start a conversation about changing Vermont’s alimony laws. The Brattleboro businessman accomplished that and more,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Legislative wrap: Privacy and juvenile justice, but no legal pot
Creative Commons photo by Ken Hawkins From the beginning of this year’s legislative session, when Gov. Peter Shumlin outlined marijuana legalization as one of his priorities for the year, the stage was...
View ArticleManchester woman charged with manslaughter after alleged DUI
Editor’s note: This article is by Keith Whitcomb Jr., of the Bennington Banner, www.benningtonbanner.com, in which it was first published May 13, 2016. BENNINGTON — An elderly woman involved in a car...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SCOV Law Blog: A coerced confession?
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Andrew Delaney. State v. Reynolds, 2016 VT 43 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr This is an interlocutory appeal. An interlocutory...
View ArticleAccounting firm for Bennington Schools Inc. agrees to pay $105,000 to state...
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Keith Whitcomb Jr., of the Bennington Banner, in which it was first published May 17, 2016. BENNINGTON — The accounting firm for the former Bennington Schools Inc.,...
View ArticleBurke contractor files motion with receiver to perfect lien
A Burke Hotel contractor who is owed $400,000 has asked a Miami federal court judge to lift a stay of litigation on property now held by a court-appointed receiver. Blanc & Bailey Construction...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Still no statute on marijuana extraction, but police are on watch
Law enforcement announced last week that a specialized Vermont State Police unit found evidence in a Franklin County home indicating there had been a marijuana oil extraction laboratory. It’s becoming...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SCOV Law Blog: Alimony, short for ‘all the money’
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Amy Davis. Zink v. Zink, 2016 VT 46 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr Who doesn’t love a good discussion of alimony, or, as we in...
View ArticleWoman gets federal prison in ambulance embezzlement case
A Derby Line woman is heading to federal prison after being convicted of fraud and tax evasion charges. Amy C. Fletcher, 45, was accused of embezzling nearly $290,000 from the Derby Line Ambulance...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Meth production concerns arise in Northeast Kingdom
Two separate Northeast Kingdom incidents within hours of each other over the weekend raised suspicions that people were manufacturing methamphetamine. A fire in a camper brought emergency response...
View ArticleNew Jersey man sentenced to 36 months for heroin dealing
A federal judge sentenced a man to three years in prison Monday for dealing heroin in Vermont. Jonathan Nisbett, 24, of Newark, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to charges that he regularly traveled to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ATF offering reward for leads in Waterbury armed robbery
The ATF is offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest in an armed robbery in Waterbury last month. This surveillance image shows the suspect. Photo provided by ATF The Bureau of Alcohol,...
View ArticleBurlington man sentenced for selling heroin
A Burlington man was sentenced to three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to federal charges for dealing heroin. Samuel Spivack, 32, was sentenced Monday, according to a news release...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Racial disparities documented in state police traffic stops
Vermont State Police command staff from across the state attend a presentation Tuesday evening on traffic stop data. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger SOUTH ROYALTON — Data collected over the last...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ban on anti-gay ‘therapy’ hailed as step against hatred
Gov. Peter Shumlin signs S.132 on Wednesday, a bill that bans conversion therapy. Photo by Jasper Craven/VTDigger Amid a national debate over rights and rules regarding the LGBTQ community, Vermont has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Activists stage protest in public service commissioner’s driveway
Protesters put this structure up on Public Service Commissioner Chris Recchia’s property Wednesday morning, he says. Photo courtesy of Chris Recchia Chris Recchia, the commissioner of the Department of...
View ArticleBurlington police investigating assault of transgender man
BURLINGTON — Police say they are investigating the severe beating of a transgender man at a homeless encampment near the Barge Canal area on Pine Street as a possible hate crime. Officers said they...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SEC receiver sues financial firm Quiros used for investor funds
Hotel Jay at Jay Peak Resort. VTDigger file photo Michael Goldberg, the court-appointed receiver in the Northeast Kingdom fraud case, is suing Raymond James Financial Inc. to recover money allegedly...
View ArticleVermont Yankee employees win appeal for overtime pay
Editor’s note: This article is by Chris Mays, of the Brattleboro Reformer, in which it was first published May 27, 2016. VERNON — A law firm representing four employees has won an appeal against...
View Article